PPP SOLAR ENERGY SUMMIT 2018

COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR DELIVERING CRITICAL ENERGY DEMANDS

We are delighted to announce the launch of “PPP Solar Energy Summit 2017” the world’s only event dedicated exclusively to delivering solar power projects within the Public Private Partnerships (PPP) framework. Demand for solar energy has been growing across the world.

In the last two years, contracts worth hundreds of billions of dollars have been awarded throughout the GCC, Asia and Africa. With solar power projects now becoming mainstream due to the fall in price of producing energy, governments are taking advantage of the momentum to deliver their power needs.

Dr. Ibrahim Saif

Dr. Ibrahim Saif was appointed by a Royal Decree as the Minister of Energy &amp; Mineral Resources 02 March 2015.

He previously served as the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation on March 2013 until March 2015. Saif holds a M.Sc. and a PhD in Economics from the University of London. Prior to being appointed as a Minister, Saif was a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center, and served as a consultant to the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other international organizations. Saif was also a former director of the Centre for Strategic Studies at the University of Jordan, and served as the Secretary General of the Economic and Social Council in Jordan. He has taught at both the University of London and Yale University, where he led courses on the economies of the Middle East.

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Eng. Hamed Nababteh

Mr. Hamed Nababteh has Bsc Electrical Power in 1973 and Mater Degree in Public Administration. Mr.Hamed Nababteh has more than 40 years of national and international experience in the energy sector, in 1999 Mr.Hamed handled strategic position as the counselor of energy and electricity minister, in addition to different roles to serve the energy sector, Mr.Hamed started his career by being the District distribution Manager of Karak, Tafilla and Shoubak, his involvement was including the design, execution, supervision, and maintenance of distribution network, then he moved to being the District distribution Manager of the Jordan Valley Networks, Mr. Hamed also handled international position in OPEC FUND, by being Technical Consultant for the Jordan Electricity Authority's, and he worked as Arbitrator in the final agreement between Yemeni Electrical Company and Insaldo Italian Company, total project cost was 127 million dollar, and final agreement settlement was 17 million dollar.

In addition to the above Mr. Hamed handled different positions in National Electricity Power company, Coordinator engineer for the Interconnection Network between Jordan and Syria, and Technical Consultant for EDCO and IDECO (IRBID Company and Electricity Distribution Company.

Mr.Hamed Nababteh has also extensive experience in the private sector. He is local representative for different International Companies in Energy Sector and he is currently the Managing Partner for Amman Renewable Energy Company, and he worked before as technical consultant in Petra Solar/U.S.A.

Dr Maher Matalka

Dr. Maher Matalka was elected as Chairman of EDAMA Board of Directors as of August, 2012.

Dr. Matalka is a board member and co-founder of ConsultUs, a leading regional consulting company and also a board member and co-founder of Clean Energy Concepts (CEC), a renewable energy company.

Dr. Matalka was appointed from May 20th, 2009 to June 1st, 2011 as Chief Executive Officer of the International Pharmaceutical Research Center (IPRC), a leading regional full service Contract Research Organization (CRO) specialized in clinical services

Dr. Matalka was appointed from October 1st, 2006 to November 1st, 2008 as Director of the Economic Affairs Directorate, Office of His Majesty King Abdullah II at the Royal Hashemite Court. During his tenure at the Royal Court, Dr. Matalka was the Rapporteur of the Royal Commissions on Energy and Water.
Dr. Matalka was appointed from May 1st, 2003 to September 30th, 2006 as Director of Economic and Commerce Bureau (ECB) at the Jordanian embassy in Washington D.C.

Prior to his appointment in Washington D.C., Dr. Matalka served as Secretary General of the Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (JAPM) since 1997.

Jonathan Barnes

Jonathan Barnes, Managing Director of PPP Experts, has more than 20 years of advisory experience, focusing on structuring, managing and procuring of major infrastructure projects, public private partnerships, concessions and privatizations across all sectors.

Since 2005 Jonathan has focused on infrastructure transactions in the Middle East, leading teams, advising clients and undertaking projects in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Jonathan moved to Saudi Arabia in 2009 and has established teams focused on advising on PPP and concessions projects. His key clients include:- Arriyadh Development Authority, King Abdullah Economic City, SAPTCO, Saudi Binladin Group, GACA and Jeddah Metro.

Prior to his advisory career, Jonathan was an aerospace engineer for BAE SYSTEMS in the United Kingdom. His experience includes project management roles on the Tornado, Eurofighter and Harrier combat aircraft programmes.

Engr. Sabri Asfour

The General Manager of FAS Energy Company - Fawaz Alhokair Group. He has managed the operations of FAS ENERGY since its inception in 2013, and he has been vital in the development and advancement of renewable energy business specially Solar PV Plants. Whilst being instrumental in the strategic growth of FAS ENERGY and the alliances formed therein, he has overseen the rapid development of FAS ENERGY and he extended the business outside Saudi Arabia and to the MENA Region. He participated in the tenders and the pre-qualification stages in different countries, Sabri managed and handled all the processes from A to Z for the Solar Projects including, land surveying, technical-financial studies and advisory panels. Sabri Asfour is a registered engineer in both Jordan and Saudi Associations, with a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration from Jordan University.

Florian Münkle

orian Münkle is DEG’s Director for Turkey and the Middle East. Florian heads DEG’s Istanbul office and is responsible for all business origination in the region regarding corporates and funds, energy, infrastructure and financial sector clients. Prior to that, Florian worked in structured finance energy/infrastructure at DEG in Cologne/Germany and within the corporate finance department at KPMG in Germany.

Abdullah O. Bdeir

Describing himself as a "GREENO-crat", Abdullah, is currently the CEO of National Energy in Jordan.

After completing his Engineering studies from Purdue University, Mr. Bdeir started his career in the USA before moving to Amman to handle technical and operational management at Mitsubishi Motors. Later on, he left to Canada to complete his Graduate studies in management from McGill University earning a Deans Academic and Athletic Excellence Award. While in Canada, he focused on broadening his operational experience by working in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. After returning to Amman he took on the role of the Executive Manager at Steel Buildings Co. and later as Director of Business Development for the mother company: Arab Technical Construction Company.

Prior to his election for a second term as the Chairman of the Jordan Green Building Council (JordanGBC), he headed the Technical committee of the council as one of the JordanGBC’s founding board members. The committee published the LEED Gap analysis, a detailed study distributed amongst Green Building Councils all over the world. Abdullah currently chairs the MENA GBC network that includes 9 countries under its umbrella. He also served on the steering committee of the UN Environment program sustainable buildings and climate initiative – SBCI.

Recently, Mr. Bdeir was elected as Chairman of a coalition of energy associations in Jordan that offers accreditation to energy services companies in Jordan, which is being established with the assistance of NAESCO and the USAID ESCB Activity.

To give back to community, Abdullah coaches green entrepreneurship under a UNIDO/UNEP program.

To spread the green message, Abdullah, speaks at various conferences and events. He has participated as keynote speaker at the Abu Dhabi Concentrated Solar Power conference, the Bahrain affordable sustainable housing symposium, the Doha district cooling conference, at the sustainable green building technologies in Dubai, Taipei Green E-learning conference, the Climate Change from a Gender Perspective and Eco Cities of the Mediterranean forum.

Mr. Bdeir is a LEED Green Associate holder under the US Green Building council, a pearl qualified professional under the ESTIDMA Abu Dhabi city council program, a certified waste manager from the international solid waste association in Vienna ISWA and CMVP qualified

Dr. Heike Harmgart

Dr. Heike Harmgart is heading EBRD’s activities in Jordan since the Bank’s expansion to the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean Region. EBRD started investing in Jordan end of 2012 and has since then committed over EUR 600m EUR in investments, over half in the energy sector with a special focus on renewables. She was previously covering the region as the Senior Economist in charge of the Macro Economic and Structural Economic Analysis. She has published in many peer reviewed journals including work on the impact of innovation and government policies on growth.

Prior to joining the EBRD, Dr. Harmgart worked several years at the Economist Group, mainly on emerging markets in the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). She holds an Economics Master’s degree from Berlin’s Humboldt University and a PhD in Economics from University College London (UCL).

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Doing your due diligence: A 'How to' guide on PPP contract management

Doing your due diligence: A 'How to' guide on PPP contract management

Establishing the institutional framework to support contract management

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17:15

End of Day 1 & Evening Social Reception

08:30

Refreshments

09:00

Opening Remarks from Chairman

09:10

Panel session: Insights into key projects and opportunities across the globe:

Panel session: Insights into key projects and opportunities across the globe:

This session will bring together senior public sector officials from across the globe to discuss the current opportunities and the best practices

Senior Representative,Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Jordan* Piyush Goyal, Minister of State, Government of India* Babatunde Fashola SAN,Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja

10:10

Case Study :Lighting up Africa

Case Study :Lighting up Africa

This session will discuss some of the new and emerging technologies in solar energy, their maturity levels, global experiences, and a possible roadmap to adopt these technologies in an economically viable manner. Dr. Pam C. Sitienei,President, African Energy Association

10:30

Networking Break

11:00

Financing Renewable Energy Success Strategies

Financing Renewable Energy Success Strategies

This session will deliberate and evolve success strategies for financing renewable energy, discussing the joint initiatives to develop solar power in the MENA region, its impact worldwide and discussing ways to mitigate financial risks in PPP solar energy projects.

Lunch

14:00

Demand side management and smart grids: A review and propo sal for future direction

Demand side management and smart grids: A review and propo sal for future direction

This session will evaluate the strategies being used for smart grid implementation, covering policy and financing mechanisms, and deliberate on the best solutions that can be adopted by UAE power sector to implement smart grids in the country. It will discuss how challenges like renewable power integration can be addressed for effective use of smart grids. Abdullah O. Bdeir,Board Chairman, Jordan Green Building Council and Chairman, MENA Green Building Council

This session will evaluate the status of solar power in Dubai and the strategies to scale it up to achieve its 2030 targets. It will look at policy interventions to provide an impetus to solar deployment. It will also deliberate on solutions to issues such as land availability, grid integration and the effectiveness of existing and new support mechanisms.Dr Irfan Al Hassani,Senior Economist, Dubai Economic Council

15:00

Networking Break

15:30

Applying a PPP model for solar energy projects

Applying a PPP model for solar energy projects

Understanding the objectives of governments when selecting a PPP partner for solar energy projects

Reserved for Sponsor

16:10

Evaluating storage technologies for renewable energy

Evaluating storage technologies for renewable energy

Greater use of storage will help the transition from centralised to distributed generation and improve energy access and availability, security, quality and efficiency. This session will evaluate storage technologies and their challenges, the current status of deployment in different regions.
Reserved for sponsor

16:30

Chair’s Closing Remarks

16:45

End of Conference

08:30

Refreshments

09:00

Opening Remarks from Chairman

09:10

Panel session: Insights into key projects and opportunities across the globe:

Panel session: Insights into key projects and opportunities across the globe:

This session will bring together senior public sector officials from across the globe to discuss the current opportunities and the best practices

Senior Representative,Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Jordan* Piyush Goyal, Minister of State, Government of India* Babatunde Fashola SAN,Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Abuja

10:10

Case Study :Lighting up Africa

Case Study :Lighting up Africa

This session will discuss some of the new and emerging technologies in solar energy, their maturity levels, global experiences, and a possible roadmap to adopt these technologies in an economically viable manner. Dr. Pam C. Sitienei,President, African Energy Association

10:30

Networking Break

11:00

Financing Renewable Energy Success Strategies

Financing Renewable Energy Success Strategies

This session will deliberate and evolve success strategies for financing renewable energy, discussing the joint initiatives to develop solar power in the MENA region, its impact worldwide and discussing ways to mitigate financial risks in PPP solar energy projects.

Lunch

14:00

Demand side management and smart grids: A review and propo sal for future direction

Demand side management and smart grids: A review and propo sal for future direction

This session will evaluate the strategies being used for smart grid implementation, covering policy and financing mechanisms, and deliberate on the best solutions that can be adopted by UAE power sector to implement smart grids in the country. It will discuss how challenges like renewable power integration can be addressed for effective use of smart grids. Abdullah O. Bdeir,Board Chairman, Jordan Green Building Council and Chairman, MENA Green Building Council

This session will evaluate the status of solar power in Dubai and the strategies to scale it up to achieve its 2030 targets. It will look at policy interventions to provide an impetus to solar deployment. It will also deliberate on solutions to issues such as land availability, grid integration and the effectiveness of existing and new support mechanisms.Dr Irfan Al Hassani,Senior Economist, Dubai Economic Council

15:00

Networking Break

15:30

Applying a PPP model for solar energy projects

Applying a PPP model for solar energy projects

Understanding the objectives of governments when selecting a PPP partner for solar energy projects

Reserved for Sponsor

16:10

Evaluating storage technologies for renewable energy

Evaluating storage technologies for renewable energy

Greater use of storage will help the transition from centralised to distributed generation and improve energy access and availability, security, quality and efficiency. This session will evaluate storage technologies and their challenges, the current status of deployment in different regions.
Reserved for sponsor

16:30

Chair’s Closing Remarks

16:45

End of Conference

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Our 2018 Solar Energy Summit will be in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is targeting 9.5 GW of renewable energy by 2023 in line with Vision 2030 diversification plan.. The Kingdom has committed through Vision 2030 to become a global investment powerhouse realizing the strong investment capabilities the Kingdom has at its disposal. Public Private Partnerships are a key part of the delivery strategy. The Kingdom’s economy is undergoing reforms that will unlock the private sector’s growth and public sector efficiency and productivity. These developments create huge opportunities to utilize private innovation, expertise and investment to deliver world class public services in the Kingdom as a catalyst for wider economic diversiﬁcation and growth. Public Private Partnerships (PPP) are an internationally accepted and proven mechanism to create such investment opportunities in the delivery of public services.

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